The key factor in determining whether being born deaf will result in a delay in the acquisition of a theory of mind appears to be
a. how well parents are able to communicate with the child.
b. whether the deafness was the result of fetal alcohol syndrome or rubella.
c. the number of mirror neurons the child has in their cochlea.
d. the use of signing by parents (which almost always results in a delay).
Question 2Piaget hypothesized that an infant's first schemas for interacting with the environment always involve
a. cross-modal reactions.
b. conservation.
c. reflexes.
d. trial-and-error accommodations.
Question 3Davis was born deaf to deaf parents who signed to him at an early age. How would this be most likely to affect his acquisition of a theory of mind?
a. He would show slightly slower development than that of a sensory-normal child.
b. He would show a similar development as that of a Down syndrome child.
c. He would show a similar development as that of an autistic child.
d. He would show similar development to that of a sensory-normal child.
Question 4Almost all of Timmy's cognitive structures appear to involve basic behavioral schemas for coordinating sensory input and motor responses (e.g., put hand near object, if object is hot, then pull hand away from object). Given this description, Timmy is best classified as being in Piaget's _____ stage of development.
a. formal operations
b. preoperational
c. concrete operations
d. sensorimotor
Question 5Difference in mirror neuron activity in the right temporoparietal area of the brain may explain the lack of theory of mind that characterizes children with
a. ADHD.
b. Down syndrome.
c. PKU.
d. autism.
Question 6From first to last, what is the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
a. Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operations, formal operations
b. Preoperational, sensorimotor, formal operations, concrete operations
c. Sensorimotor, concrete operations, preoperational, formal operations
d. Preoperational, concrete operations, formal operations, sensorimotor
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